NIKODEMOS
(Νικόδημος):
Greek name composed of the elements nike
"conquest, victory" and demos "the people," hence
"victory of the people." In the New Testament bible, this is the
name of a member of the Sanhedrin who took the part of Jesus.

NIKOLAOS
(Νικόλαος):
Greek name composed of the elements nike
"conquest, victory" and laos "the people," hence "victor
of the people." In the bible, this is the name of a proselyte of
Antioch and one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem.

NIKOLAS
(Νικόλας):
Contracted form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victor of the people."

NILEAS (Νηλεύς):
Greek name of unknown meaning. In mythology, this is the name of a son
of Poseidôn
and Tyro.

NOE
(Νῶε): Greek form of Hebrew
Noach, meaning
"rest." In the bible, this is the name
of the last antediluvian patriarch, the main character of the
flood story.

NOMIKI
(Νομική): Modern Greek name derived from the word nomikos, meaning
"relating to the law."

ODYSSEUS
(Ὀδυσσεύς): Greek myth name of the central character in
Homer's Odyssey, and a
major character in the Iliad, best remembered for his ten-year return
home from the Trojan War, probably derived from the Greek verb odyssao/odyssomai,
meaning "to be angry, to hate," in reference to his hatred of the
Gods who caused all the misfortunes of his long journey home.

OIDIPOUS
(Οἰδίπους): Greek name composed of the elements oid
"knew" and pous "feet," probably with the
intended meaning "he who knew the Sphinx's riddle of the
feet." In mythology, this is
the name of a king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father and
married his mother after solving the riddle of the Sphinx.

OINEUS (Οἰνεύς): Greek name
possibly meaning "wine-maker." In mythology, this is the name of a Calydonian
king.

OKEANOS
(Ωκεανός):
Greek name meaning "ocean."
In mythology, this is the name of
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia,
the personification of the world-ocean once believed to encircle the world.

OLYMPIODOROS
(Ὀλυμπιόδωρος):
Ancient Greek name composed of the name
Olympos
and the word doron "gift," hence "gift of Olympos."

OLYMPOS
(Όλυμπος): Greek name
of unknown etymology,
but usually rendered "home of the
gods." In mythology, this is the name of the legendary mountain or paradise where the gods
were said to live.

OPHION:
Greek name meaning "serpent." According to Orphic mythology, this was the
name of a god-king of the world before Rhea and
Kronos
cast him and his consort Eurynome
into Tartarus.

OPHIOUCHOS
(Οφιούχος): Greek name meaning "serpent bearer." This is the name of a
constellation depicted as a man supporting a serpent. The man is thought by
some to be the demigod Asklepios,
who learned the secret of life and death from a serpent and was killed for
this by Zeus
to prevent him from sharing his knowledge
with mankind.

OPHIUCHUS
(Ὀφιοῦχος):
Greek name meaning "serpent bearer." This is the name of one of
the constellations listed by Ptolemy, depicted as a man supporting a
serpent. The man depicted in the constellation
is thought by some to actually be the demigod Asklepios.

ORESTES
(Ὀρέστης): Greek name
derived from the word orestias, meaning "of the mountains."
In mythology, this is the name of the son of Agamemnon.

ORIGEN:
Short form of Greek Origenes, probably meaning
"mountain-born."

ORION
(Ωρίων): Greek
name, probably meaning "mountain man." But some sources say that the name may actually be of Akkadian origin; if so, it means "light of heaven." In mythology, this is the name of one of the
Titan gods, a primordial hunter who was killed by a
scorpion. A constellation was named after him. Orion had two dogs; their
names were: Arktophonos and Ptoophagos.

ORPHEUS
(Ὀρφεύς):
Greek name derived either from orbhao "deprived" or orphe
"darkness." In mythology, this is the
name of a musician who charmed Haides
with his lyre in an attempt to rescue his wife from the underworld.

OSIRIS
(Όσιρις): Greek form of Egyptian
Asar, possibly
meaning "something that has been made; a product." In Egyptian
mythology, Asar/Osiris is the name of a god of the underworld.

PAION
(Παίων): Greek name
meaning
"healer." In mythology,
this is the name of a physician god.

PALAIMON (Πᾰλαιμον):
Greek name meaning "wrestler." In mythology, this is the name of a
young sea god who aided sailors in distress.

PALINOUROS:
Greek name composed of the elements palin "back,
contrary" or "new" and ouros "storm,
wind" or "mountain," hence possibly "contrary
wind" or "new mountain." In
mythology, this is the name of
the pilot of
Aineías's boat.

PALLAS
(Παλλάς): Greek
unisex name derived from the word pallô, meaning
"to brandish a
weapon." In mythology, this is the name of many characters in Greek mythology:
a son of Euandros (Latin Evander); a giant son of
Ouranos (Latin Uranus)
and Gaia;
a Titan son of Kreios and Eurybia;
the father of the 50 Pallantids; a daughter of Triton;
and it is an epithet of Athene.

PANDAROS
(Πάνδαρος):
Variant form of Greek Pantheras, meaning "all-hunter," i.e. "panther."
In mythology, this is the name of the betrayer of the Greeks who hurled a
lance at Menelaos, breaking a
solemn oath.

PARAMONIMOS
(Παραμονιμος): Ancient
Greek name
possibly derived from the
word paramone, meaning "constant, enduring," or composed
of para "beside, beyond" and the name Monimos "to be favorable,
pleasing." In ancient Greece there was a slave contract known as the paramone;
though of limited duration, it was the most restrictive type of slavery,
giving the master absolute rights.

PARIS
(Πάρις): Greek name probably derived from the word pari, meaning "wager." In
mythology, this is the name of the son of Priam
who kidnapped Helénē
and later
fatally wounded Achilles.
Because it had been prophesied that he would cause the collapse of Troy,
his father gave him to a shepherd to be destroyed. The shepherd could
not bring himself to kill the baby so he left him in the desert. Five
days later he found the infant still alive and decided to "take a
chance," and raise the child himself. He named the baby Paris.
Compare with another form of Paris.

PATROKLOS
(Πάτροκλος): Greek
name composed of the elements patros "of the father" and kleos
"glory," hence "glory of the father." In mythology, this
is the name of the best friend of Achilles.
Both were heroes who fought against the Trojans.

PAULOS
(Παύλος): Greek form of Latin
Paulus, meaning
"small."
In the bible, this is the name of the author of the 14 epistles of the New Testament.

PEGASOS
(Πήγασος): Greek name derived from the word pegaios, meaning "born near the
pege (source of the ocean, spring, or well)." In mythology, this is the
name of a winged horse who was the son of Poseidôn
and the
Gorgon Medousa
(Latin Medusa), and brother to the
giant Khrysaor
(Latin Chrysaor). Like Athene,
who was born of Zeus's head, Pegasos and
Chrysaor are said to have been born of Medusa's neck when Perseus
beheaded her. According to Hesiod,
everywhere Pegasus struck hoof to earth an inspiring spring burst forth.

PERSEUS
(Περσεύς):
Greek myth name of the founder of Mycenae and the hero who killed the
half-mortal gorgon Medousa.
If Greek, the first element of the name might have derived from
the word pertho, meaning "to sack, to destroy."
And according to Carl Daling Buck in his Comparative Grammar of Greek and
Latin, the -eus suffix found in so many Greek names is typically
used to form an agent noun. If so, Perseus was a
"destroyer" by profession, i.e. a "soldier," which is a
fitting name for this legendary hero.

PETROS:
Greek translation of the Aramaic byname Kephas,
meaning "rock, stone." In the bible, this is the name of one of Christ's
apostles. The name was given by Jesus to
Simon son of Jona, to distinguish him from Simon
Zelotes.

PHAETON:
Greek name meaning "the shining one." In mythology, this is the name of one of the steeds
of Aurora. The
other is Abrax.

PHALLAS:
Greek name meaning "stallion." This was the name of a horse
belonging to Heraclios.

PHANÊS
(Φάνης): Orphic myth name of the first God to appear at the
beginning of creation, derived from the Greek word phaino, meaning
"bring to light; make appear." According to Orphic tradition, he passed the scepter of
kingship to his only child, Nyx, who
passed it on to Ouranos from whom it
was seized by Kronos and finally by
Zeus
who devoured Phanes in order to obtain his primal powers. He has been described as a golden-winged hermaphrodite.

PHARAO
(Φαραώ): Greek form of Hebrew
Paroh ("great house"), meaning
"his nakedness." In the
bible, this is a title for the king of Egypt.

PHELIX
(Φῆλιξ): Greek form of Latin Felix, meaning
"happy" or "lucky." In the bible, this is the name of a
Roman procurator of Judea.

PHESTOS
(Φῆστος): Greek
form of Latin Festus, meaning "festival."
In the bible, this is the name of the successor of Felix,
the procurator of Judea who
refused to bow to the pressure of the Jews who wanted him to condemn St.
Paul to death for preaching.

PHILANDROS
(Φίλανδρος):
Greek name derived from the word philandros, meaning "with love for
people." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Apollo
and the nymph Akakallis.

PHILEMON
(Φιλήμων):
Greek name meaning "affectionate." In the bible, this is the name
of an apostle to whom Paul sent a letter
from prison. In mythology, this is the name of the husband of Baukis.
They were the only couple in Tyana who were hospitable to the disguised gods
Zeus and Hermês.

PHILETOS (Φίλητος): Greek name meaning
"beloved." In the bible, this is the name of a heretic.

PHILIPPOS
(Φίλιππος):
Greek name composed of the elements phil
"love" and hippos "horse," hence "lover of
horses." In the bible, this is the name of one of the 12 apostles of Jesus,
and several other characters.

PHILOTHEOS
(Φιλόθεος):
Greek name composed of the elements philos
"friend" and theos "god," hence "friend of
God" or "loves God."

PHLEGON:
Greek myth name of
one of the horses of the noon-day sun, meaning
"the burning/blazing one."

PHOBOS
(Φόβος): Greek
name meaning "fear." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Ares.
It is also the name of a moon of
Mars.

PHOIBOS
(Φοίβος): Greek
name meaning "shining
one." In mythology, this is a byname for the sun and for the god Apollo.

PHOINIX
(Φοῖνιξ):
Greek name derived from the word phoinix, meaning "crimson." In mythology, this is the name of an immortal bird who
would rise from its own ashes after being consumed by fire every 500 years.

PHOLOS
(φώλος):
Greek name meaning "of the cave" or "of the den." In
mythology, this is the name of a wise centaur. He was a friend of Herakles
who accidentally poisoned him; he surrendered his immortality to be rid of
the agony of the poison.

PHORKYS
(Φόρκυς): Greek name meaning "of the sea." In mythology, this is
an old man ruling over the sea; later he is described as a god of the hidden dangers of
the deep, a brother of Nêreus, and is
depicted as a kind of merman.

PHORTOUNATOS
(Φορτουνάτος): Greek form of Latin
Fortunatus, meaning "fortunate; happy; well
freighted." In the bible, this is the name of a man who, along with Achaïkos and Stephanos,
carried a letter from the Corinthians to Paul
and back again.

PHOSPHOROS (Φωσφόρος):
Greek name meaning "bearer of light." In mythology, this is the
name of the personification of the planet Venus. He is also called Eosphoros.

PHRENICOS:
Greek name meaning "intelligent." This is the name of the horse of Hiero of
Syracuse that won the Olympic prize for single horses
in the seventy-third Olympiad.

PHRIXOS
(Φρίξος): Greek name
derived from the word phrix, meaning "the ripple of water in
wind; the shivering of skin from fear." In mythology, this is the
name of the twin brother of Helle.
The twins were children of Athamas and
Nephelê.

PILATOS (Πιλάτος):
Greek name, possibly meaning "armed with
a javelin or pilum," or perhaps contracted from pileatus,
meaning "wearing the felt cap." Either way, like Torquatus,
the name describes the badge of a slave. In the New Testament
bible, this is the name of the fifth (or sixth) Procurator of the Roman
emperor in Judea and Samaria. Although he saw that Jesus
was innocent, he feared that the Jews would bring an accusation against him
before Cæsar for the wrongs he had
done them, so he delivered him up to be crucified.

PLOUTON
(Πλούτων): Greek
name derived from the word ploutos, meaning
"wealth." In mythology, this is the name of a god
of the underworld.

PODARGE
(Ποδαργη): Greek unisex name meaning "fleet-foot." In mythology, this
is the name of several characters: 1) one of the Harpies who was the mother
of Balios and Xanthos;
2) another name for the rainbow goddess Iris;
and 3) it was Priam's birth name; he
changed it after buying his life from Herakles.

POLYDEUKES
(Πολυδεύκης):
Greek name composed of the elements polys
"much" and deukes "sweet," hence "very
sweet." In mythology, Castor
("beaver") and Pollux are the twin sons
of Leda and are known as the Gemini
twins.

POLYDOROS (Πολύδωρος): Greek name composed of the elements polys
"much" and doron "gift," hence "bears many
gifts." In mythology, this is the name of Priam's
youngest son and several other characters.

POSEIDÔN
(Ποσειδῶν):
Greek name
probably derived from pósis, meaning "lord, husband."
In mythology, this is the name of a god of horses and the sea, known as the "earth-shaker."
He is equated with Roman Neptune.

PRIAM
(Πρίαμ):
Short form of Greek Priamos, possibly meaning "exceptionally
courageous." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Troy.

PRIAMOS
(Πρίαμος): Greek
name, possibly derived from the Luwian compound priimuua, meaning
"exceptionally courageous." Luwian is closely related to Hittite. In mythology, this is the name of a
king of Troy.

PROCHOROS
(Πρόχορος): Greek
name meaning "leader
of the dance." In the bible, this is the name of one of the seven
deacons chosen by the church at Jerusalem.

PROMÊTHEUS (Προμηθεύς): Greek name derived from the word promethes,
meaning "foresight." In mythology, this is the name of the Titan who was punished by
Zeus
for stealing fire to give to mankind.

PRÔTEUS (Πρωτεύς): Greek name derived from the word protos,
meaning "of the first." In mythology, this is the sea god Homer
called the "Old Man of the Sea." Some equate him with the
Phoenician sea-god Milk-qart.

PYTHIAS:
Greek name, possibly related to the word pythein,
meaning "to rot." In Greek legend, this is the name of a friend of
Damon.

PYTHIS
(Πυθις):
Contracted form of Greek Pythias, possibly meaning "to rot." This was the name of a noted Greek architect who
constructed the temple of Athene
at Priene.

PYTHIOS
(Πύθιος): Greek name,
possibly derived from the word pythein,
meaning "to rot." In mythology, this is the name of a serpent killed by
Apollo
near Delphi. The name then became one of his epithets.

RAPHAEL
(Ῥαφαὴλ): Greek form of Hebrew Rephael,
meaning "healed of God" or "whom God has healed." In the bible, this is the
name of a son of Shemaiah and
grandson of Obed-edom. In the books of
Henoch (English Enoch)
and Tobit, this is the name of an
archangel. In use by the English.

RHAMA (Ῥαμά):
Greek form of Hebrew Ramah,
meaning "a lofty place." In the bible, this is
the name of a town of the tribe of Benjamin.

RHOUBEN (Ῥουβήν): Greek form of Hebrew
Reuwben, meaning "behold, a son!" In the bible, this is the name of the eldest son of
Jacob
and Leah.

SABAOTH
(Σαβαώθ): Greek form of Hebrew
tsaba, meaning
"Lord of the armies." In the bible, this is the name for the
armies of the Lord of Israel, those who are under the leadership and
protection of Jehovah and maintain his cause in war.

SABBAS
(Σάββας): Greek name derived from Sabbaton, the word for
"Saturday," hence "Sabbath."

SAMOUEL (Σαμουήλ):
Greek form of Hebrew Shemuwel, meaning
"heard of God,"
"his name is El," or "name
of God." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Elkanah
by Hanna.

SAMOUL:
Variant spelling of Greek Samouel, meaning
"heard of God,"
"his name is El," or "name
of God."

SAMPSON
(Σαμψών): Greek
form of Hebrew Shimshown, meaning "like
the sun." In the bible, this is the name of a powerful hero who was betrayed by his
mistress Delila.

SAOUL
(Σαούλ): Greek form of Hebrew
Shauwl,
meaning "asked
for, desired." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Kish, and the
Jewish name of the apostle Paul.

SATAN
(Σατάν):
Greek form of Hebrew satan,
meaning "adversary." In the bible, this is the name of the inveterate enemy of
God. In the New Testament, Hebrew satan is translated once into
Greek Diabolos, and once using the
word epiboulos, meaning "plotter." This is also the Late
Latin and Old English form of Hebrew satan.

SATANAS
(Σατανᾶς): Greek name
of Aramaic origin, corresponding to Greek Satan, meaning
"adversary." In the bible, this is the name of the inveterate enemy of
God.

SAULOS
(Σαῦλος): Variant form of Greek
Saoul,
meaning "asked
for, desired." In the bible, this is the Jewish name of the apostle Paul.

SAVAS: Variant spelling of Greek Savvas, meaning "Saturday, the
Sabbath." Compare with another form of Savas.

SEBASTIANOS
(Σεβαστιανός): Greek name meaning "from
Sebaste," a city in Pontus named
after Augustus Cæsar (from Greek
sebastos "venerable").

SEILENOS (Σειληνός):
Greek name meaning "moving to-and-fro in the wine trough." In
mythology, this is the name of the teacher and companion of the wine-god Dionysos.

SELEUKOS
(Σέλευκος): Greek name
of uncertain etymology, possibly from the Greek word leukos
("bright, white"), hence "to be bright or white." This
was the name one of Alexander
the Great's generals. His surname was Nikator,
meaning "the
conqueror."